Krister Henriksson | |
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 Henriksson at the 2013 Guldbagge Award. | |
| Born | Jan Krister Allan Henriksson 12 November 1946 Grisslehamn, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) | Grynet Molvig (divorced) [1] Cecilia Nilsson |
| Children | 3 (one with Nilsson) [2] |
Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. [3]
Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden and is the son of the fishmonger Allan Henriksson and Gunvor (née Sjöblom). [4] He passed his studentexamen in 1967 and attended Statens scenskola in Malmö from 1968 to 1971. Henriksson worked at the Norrköping City Theatre in 1971, Stockholm City Theatre from 1972 and TV-teatern from 1980 to 1983. [4] He made his breakthrough in 1973 at Stockholm City Theatre with the lead role in Peer Gynt .
In 1993 he joined the cast of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 1997 he was honoured with the Eugene O'Neill Award. He has twice received the Swedish Film Award Guldbagge Award for the best male lead—in 1998 for his portrayal of a cancer-stricken actor in the film Veranda för en tenor (Waiting for the Tenor) and in 2005 for Sex, hope and love. Both films were directed by Lisa Ohlin. He also received the Swedish Theatre Award Guldmasken for the one-man play Doktor Glass of Hjalmar Söderberg in 2007. [5]
Henriksson branched into business as co-owner of the now defunct Vasateatern (The Vasa Theatre) a private theatre focussing on classic farce and comedy in Stockholm, and taught Scenic Design at the Stockholm School of Theater. He also runs the film production company Tåbb Ltd together with his partner Cecilia Nilsson and he is co-owner of the audiobook publisher Svenska Ljud Audioförlag together with Carlson Invest Ltd, Frekvens Produktion Ltd and the actors Katarina Ewerlöf and Johan Rabaeus.
Henriksson lives with the Swedish actress Cecilia Nilsson in Stockholm. He has two daughters and a son.
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
Kurt Wallander is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the city of Malmö, in the southern province of Scania. Wallander has been portrayed on screen by the actors Rolf Lassgård, Krister Henriksson, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Adam Pålsson.
Vasateatern or "Vasan" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Vasagatan 19–21 in central Stockholm.
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Before the Frost is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell.
Rolf Holger Lassgård is a Swedish actor. He is known for his many roles in crime dramas.
Wallander is a British television series that aired from 2008 to 2016. It was adapted from a Swedish series, based on the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector. It was the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production. Yellow Bird, a production company formed by Mankell, began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006. In 2007, Branagh met Mankell to discuss playing the role. Contracts were signed and work began on the films, adapted from the novels Sidetracked, Firewall and One Step Behind, in January 2008. Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director. Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series.
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Birgitta Maria Cecilia Nilsson is a Swedish actress. She has appeared at many theatres. She is married to Krister Henriksson.
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